It can be a chore searching for bilingual books, and now we all have an extra challenge…searching for virtual resources to keep our little Spanish speakers engaged! Here are few great bilingual book apps that can help you change up your storytime routine and, at the very least, entertain your kids for a few minutes.

iPhone and iPad:

This app is like several book apps in one! Instead of having to download individual stories, you can use MeMeTales to access many books, most in English and a few in Spanish. The coolest part is that when you sign up and enter your child’s name, he/she can earn stickers (for printing and displaying) and points for reading books. This will unlock games. It’s encouraging and easy for young children to navigate. Check out the story “La Hormiga y el Saltamontes” first!

Not only are the characters incredibly cute, but this storybook app is interactive. As the narrator reads, your child can try to collect all the stars on each page and tap the Bean Bag Kids to get them to wave or laugh. The Spanish is high quality and the animation makes following along easy. If you like this bilingual rendition of a classic, check out the Bean Bag Kids: Pinocchio app for another great story.

Since multiculturalism is so inextricably tied to bilingualism, this is a nice reinforcement of the importance of accepting differences of all kinds. With simple animation and audio, it follows the adventures of all types of cabello throughout a day. The repetition and simplicity make it a great choice for little readers. It even comes with a small Spanish/English dictionary that includes all hair-related terms.

iPad Only:

This is a great choice for niños who prefer apps that look more like traditional books. “La Gallina Roja” has nice, bright colors, easy controls for volume and language, and conversational narration. Choosing “scenes” and turning pages is easy and fun.

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As a mom of 2 little daughters I have struggled finding good bilingual books too. Thanks for this list it will help me. Also would love to share our bilingual book in Spanish and English Learn Spanish: Little Blue Jackal now on iPad http://tiny.cc/lrnspanish

I am a teacher in a dual language school (Evergreen Elementary) in Shelton, WA. I think this is a great way to find out about new books to buy for my students and to tell about my new iPad book. It is called What Fruit Am I?, Que Fruta Soy Yo? (can’t seem to add accents or proper punctuation). It teaches vocabulary and concepts in a riddle format. Please check out my website for a book preview:http://whatamibooks.net.

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Alicia Maher was born in El Salvador and resides in Los Angeles CA since 1986. She learned to cook at a young age authentic Salvadoran food from her grandmother, great aunts, aunts and her Salvadoran friends. For almost thirty years Alicia has passionately carried and shared her country and ancestors’ culinary traditions with family and friends. In her cookbook Delicious El Salvador: 75 Authentic Recipes for Traditional Salvadoran Cooking, she sets out to preserve and teach El Salvador’s home cooking history, flavors and dishes to future generations. She is also the former owner of two full service bakeries in the Los Angeles area, and has taught private cooking classes for the last five years. Before moving to Southern California, Alicia lived in Israel and Washington, D.C. She graduated from UCLA in 1992 with a BA in Art History. Alicia has been married to Joseph since 1988; they are the parents of three sons. Delicious El Salvador: 75 Authentic Recipes for Traditional Salvadoran Cooking is her first book.